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no budget, no pay. >> in the spotlight tonight, debt ceiling magic. that was house speaker john boehner after the house passed a bill making the debt ceiling disappear until may 18th, without cutting any federal spending. the stupidly named and conceived "no budget, no pay act" passed with a vote. 33 republicans voted against the bill, 199 voted for it. 86 democrats voted for the bill, 111 democrats voted against it. not only will the no budget, no pay act suspend the debt ceiling for about three months, it also requires the house and senate to pass budget resolutions by april 15th, and if they don't, representatives and senators will not get paid, which is of course, wildly unconstitutional. the 27th amendment prohibits congress from modifying their own paychecks in any way. they can vote to change the pay for future congress only, but republicans passing an unconstitutional bill, while at the same time relieving the pressure on the debt ceiling was welcomed by some democrats as republicans moving from out-right crazy to half-crazy. >> i'm not sure w
no budget, no pay. >> in the spotlight tonight, debt ceiling magic. that was house speaker john boehner after the house passed a bill making the debt ceiling disappear until may 18th, without cutting any federal spending. the stupidly named and conceived "no budget, no pay act" passed with a vote. 33 republicans voted against the bill, 199 voted for it. 86 democrats voted for the bill, 111 democrats voted against it. not only will the no budget, no pay act suspend the debt...
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he meant it to sound reassuring to conservatives, like that is fine, we don't need the debt ceiling, we have the big spending cuts, democrats will never allow those. i can't see why they're reassured. to see this as a deal, you have to remember where they were when they created the cuts in the first place, back in the 2011 fight. the way we got out of that mess, we kicked the can down the road and formed the super committee. you remember the super committee, the bipartisan group of legislators are charged with finding 1.2 trillion in deficit reduction, that was plan b to the super committee, if they failed, which they did, the sequester would cut the deficit by the same 1.2 trillion, but it would do it right away, and in such a mindless, painful dumb way that neither party could live with it. it was meant, then to force the parties to make the deal. punishment. and that was an obvious design, you build half the sequester out of tax increases, which republicans hate, and then the other out of spending cuts which democrats hate. but republicans refused to vote for anything with taxes i
he meant it to sound reassuring to conservatives, like that is fine, we don't need the debt ceiling, we have the big spending cuts, democrats will never allow those. i can't see why they're reassured. to see this as a deal, you have to remember where they were when they created the cuts in the first place, back in the 2011 fight. the way we got out of that mess, we kicked the can down the road and formed the super committee. you remember the super committee, the bipartisan group of legislators...
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ceiling, that in the end president obama was re-elected with a quite large margin and democrats got more votes in the senate and even in the house despite the fact that they didn't win back control of the majority due to redistricting and the apportionment of house districts nationwide. if the overarching strategy was to have nothing happen in washington and have people take it out on the democrats, that didn't work out for them. >> take for instance the fiscal cliff situation, we have a short-term fix. that you would attribute to the obstructionism in the house that he faced, wouldn't you? >> the fiscal cliff was constructed at least in part by the 112th, but again it didn't work out very well for them. nobody got a big deal. but at this point in time we'll see how the next deal turns out, president obama and the democrats got $630 billion in revenue and there was not a spending cut added. of course, to that ledger you need to add the 2011 budget control act which included more than a trillion dollars in spending cuts but there's not much evidence republicans have had a great time
ceiling, that in the end president obama was re-elected with a quite large margin and democrats got more votes in the senate and even in the house despite the fact that they didn't win back control of the majority due to redistricting and the apportionment of house districts nationwide. if the overarching strategy was to have nothing happen in washington and have people take it out on the democrats, that didn't work out for them. >> take for instance the fiscal cliff situation, we have a...
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a new way to avoid the debt ceiling. hear what senate democrats are telling the president to do today. >>> fighting the flu. the illness has now reached epidemic levels in the u.s. is it slowing down? >>> signature moment. how comics are taking on jacob lew's unique, to say the least, scrawl of his name. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." what's happening out there. after meeting with the president of afghanistan, president obama sharing new details this morning on how he plans to end the u.s. involvement there. >> this remains a very difficult mission, the work ahead will not be easy. our forces are still in harm's way. but make no mistake, our path is clear, and we are moving forward. because after a decade of war, the nation we need to rebuild is our own. >> kristen welker is at the white house. a very good start morning to you. let's talk about the details that the president revealed about the future role of the u.s. in afghanistan. >> good morning to you, alex. the big headline that came o
a new way to avoid the debt ceiling. hear what senate democrats are telling the president to do today. >>> fighting the flu. the illness has now reached epidemic levels in the u.s. is it slowing down? >>> signature moment. how comics are taking on jacob lew's unique, to say the least, scrawl of his name. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." what's happening out there. after meeting with the president of afghanistan, president obama sharing...
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eric cantore proposes a three-month deal on the debt ceiling. some democrats are calling it a trap. i'll ask dnc chairwoman debbie wa wasserman schultz what she thinks. democrats are about to drop the ball. tonight, my message to senator harry reid. plus the american people are getting ripped off by a congress that just isn't working. congressman rick nolan, there 30 years ago. he is back now and he can't believe the difference. he is wondering, are we get iti paid for this? >>> is it really an admission of guilt if you don't show any remorse? >> it did not even feel wrong? >> no. it's scary. >> did you feel bad about it? >> no. even scarier. >> psychologist dr. jeffrey gardere on lance armstrong's bizarre performance last night. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. republicans surrendered today in one of his biggest fights. president obama warned republicans about taking the debt ceiling hostage. it looks like they heard the message. >> the financial well-being of the american people is not leverage to be used. the full faith and credit of the united sta
eric cantore proposes a three-month deal on the debt ceiling. some democrats are calling it a trap. i'll ask dnc chairwoman debbie wa wasserman schultz what she thinks. democrats are about to drop the ball. tonight, my message to senator harry reid. plus the american people are getting ripped off by a congress that just isn't working. congressman rick nolan, there 30 years ago. he is back now and he can't believe the difference. he is wondering, are we get iti paid for this? >>> is it...
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are they open to compromise when it comes to the debt ceiling? the next cliff we are approaching, we will give you a primer on that battle, next, you are watching msnbc, your place for politics even on a saturday afternoon. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy... instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful...
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. >> bret: talk about the upcoming fight on, with the debt ceiling as the backdrop. they are extracting spending cut. today, the former budget director for president obama for both president obama talked about whether the democrats have leverage in the fight. take a listen. >> you can say you are not negotiations but there will be in february and marm. >> who has the leverage in this? if you look at what happened in three days do you say the democrats won? say the republicans won? >> the white house won that round. by not insisting the debt limit tied to the package, it's possible they will win the week and lose the quarter. you don't know yet until you see how february, march plays out. no doubt they have less leverage than in the round they completed. >> orzag is blunt, there saying the hand that the white house has is not as strong as believed. >> blunt, but i'm not sure i agree with him. republicans if they play the cards right. they would have leverage because of the debt ceiling. but it cuts both ways. bret explained there were technical issues there earlier bu
. >> bret: talk about the upcoming fight on, with the debt ceiling as the backdrop. they are extracting spending cut. today, the former budget director for president obama for both president obama talked about whether the democrats have leverage in the fight. take a listen. >> you can say you are not negotiations but there will be in february and marm. >> who has the leverage in this? if you look at what happened in three days do you say the democrats won? say the republicans...
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we'll tell you about it coming up and we begin with the next fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling in a letter to the president yesterday. senate majority lead are harry reid and other top democrats urged the president to take any lawful stps to protect the u.s. from defaulting on its debt and bypassing congress if necessary. is the president ready to invoke the constitution's 14th amendment. it's the big question, nbc news' kristen welker joins me. i understand you have a highlighter in your hand to display the seriousness of what it would mean to invoke the 14th amendment. >> the 14th amendment is very complicated. i want to make sure i'm covering my basis to give everyone a quick explainer of what it is and it goes to the post-civil war era and it is in the expansive rights of the civil war and there is a part of it that deals with the nation's did not and that's where this highlighter comes in. and it states, quote, the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. that is the part of the 14th amendment that those senators that you just referenced are seizing on
we'll tell you about it coming up and we begin with the next fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling in a letter to the president yesterday. senate majority lead are harry reid and other top democrats urged the president to take any lawful stps to protect the u.s. from defaulting on its debt and bypassing congress if necessary. is the president ready to invoke the constitution's 14th amendment. it's the big question, nbc news' kristen welker joins me. i understand you have a highlighter in your hand...
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but the fact that because there's no debt ceiling raised in it. and because it pushes the sequester tao two months ahead of time that you've now set up yet another couldn'tdown clock cable news crisis basically where we're going to head rush long to this deadline. and that the republicans are going to have much more leverage here because they're once again threatening not to raise the debt ceiling unless they get spending cuts. i guess my question to you congressman nadlor. you have a proposal, it's not yours, this emanated from a commenter on a blog. but it, i think, pretty sound, actually. explain your proposal, the proposal that's out there that you are now advocating. >> you put it in context first. >> yes. >> the republicans have suddenly invented this notion that we bargained about raising the debt ceiling, to reduce spending in order to get their votes for increasing the debt ceiling. the president said he won't negotiate on that, an he's quite right. what they're really saying is by not raising the debt ceiling, we're not going to pay the
but the fact that because there's no debt ceiling raised in it. and because it pushes the sequester tao two months ahead of time that you've now set up yet another couldn'tdown clock cable news crisis basically where we're going to head rush long to this deadline. and that the republicans are going to have much more leverage here because they're once again threatening not to raise the debt ceiling unless they get spending cuts. i guess my question to you congressman nadlor. you have a proposal,...
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plus, the debt ceiling simply says we're not going to pay our bills. it just is illogical to say that's to pay for that. that's like going out and incurring costs which all of us did, republicans and democrats together, and then saying oh, and by the way, i'm not going to pay my bill unless you do me this enormous favor. but the other point i would make is this. we talks about we need tax reform. the biggest single abuse in the tax code today, and it's a tough contest, is the one that says the richest people in america who run hedge funds can treat their earned income as if it were a capital gain. they call it carried interest. >> yeah. >> it means the rest of us are carrying them. and we voted to reduce that. and paul ryan boxed it. he is against that. and if you remember from that interview, he did not give a single specific about a tax break he wants to end, and he talked about cutting entitlements. >> he is up front saying no more revenue. i mean, that's their position on that. now, they've backed off the debt limit. now they're backing off a gover
plus, the debt ceiling simply says we're not going to pay our bills. it just is illogical to say that's to pay for that. that's like going out and incurring costs which all of us did, republicans and democrats together, and then saying oh, and by the way, i'm not going to pay my bill unless you do me this enormous favor. but the other point i would make is this. we talks about we need tax reform. the biggest single abuse in the tax code today, and it's a tough contest, is the one that says the...
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to the table, they would include a provision in the debt ceiling legislation saying that lawmakers will not be paid if they do not pass a budget blueprint. was it right to step back from challenging the president over raising the debt ceiling? >> well, i think the house proposal is a step in the right direction. no doubt the senate hasn't done it's job. it's been nearly four years since it's passed a budget. but it doesn't go nearly far enough. we have a crisis. i just got back last week from afghanistan. and i had multiple servicemen and women clasp me on the arm and say, please do something about the debt and deficit. we're bankrupting the country. that's what the american people are looking for. and to date, politicians have both parties have been unwilling to take even a tiny step in the right direction. we've got to fix the problem. >> the senate has to pass a budget. do you believe that? >> i do. >> why has it been four years since you've done that? >> well, let me answer this. this was a major victory for the president. the republicans have now twice lost out on fiscal issues in
to the table, they would include a provision in the debt ceiling legislation saying that lawmakers will not be paid if they do not pass a budget blueprint. was it right to step back from challenging the president over raising the debt ceiling? >> well, i think the house proposal is a step in the right direction. no doubt the senate hasn't done it's job. it's been nearly four years since it's passed a budget. but it doesn't go nearly far enough. we have a crisis. i just got back last week...
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some democrats say they don't need republican support for a keel to raise the nation's debt ceiling. because they claim the president has the authority to do it on his own. the white house says it disagrees. details on both sides of this coming up. plus our money could look a little funny if the president's reported nominee for treasury secretary gets the gig. the store of the illegible scroll that could grace our green backs. have you seen doctor's signatures, right? wait until you see this one. hey, our salads. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you... could've had a v8. >> shepard: the insurance giant a.i.g. the one that's airing tv ads thanking all of us taxpayers for that $182 billion we gave it so that it didn't go into bankruptcy has decided not to sue us. just hours ago, a.i.g. declined to join a shareholder lawsuit, which claims the feds used the bailout to save wall street banks at the expense of
some democrats say they don't need republican support for a keel to raise the nation's debt ceiling. because they claim the president has the authority to do it on his own. the white house says it disagrees. details on both sides of this coming up. plus our money could look a little funny if the president's reported nominee for treasury secretary gets the gig. the store of the illegible scroll that could grace our green backs. have you seen doctor's signatures, right? wait until you see this...
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they have to show the same moxie that they showed during the debt ceiling fight going toe-to-toe with republicans. republicans are saying repeal, defund, all of these things about the affordable care act. the pushback should be let's show you that map of the number of 5.something million americans because the republican governors won't take the money. they won't take the deal. >> i would handle it differently. i don't know why the white house is afraid to use the words personal responsibility. i would turn this around and say you're advocating for individuals to show up at an e.r. without insurance and for all of you to bear the cost. >> i would add that i think the white house and the administration and democrats should push back and say you want to repeal this? what you got? what are you going to do to replace the kids or their parents' insurance, the no caps on health care expenses, pre-existing conditions, all the things david talked about before. there's been no pushback on what's your plan. >> to your point of a game of partisan sabotage, they have rushed in with cynical offers
they have to show the same moxie that they showed during the debt ceiling fight going toe-to-toe with republicans. republicans are saying repeal, defund, all of these things about the affordable care act. the pushback should be let's show you that map of the number of 5.something million americans because the republican governors won't take the money. they won't take the deal. >> i would handle it differently. i don't know why the white house is afraid to use the words personal...
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we told you how republicans are out about the way the debt ceiling works. today we saw the next phase of their misinformation campaign. tea party ron johnson went on msnbc this morning and hammered the president when it comes to spending cuts. >> president obama and the democrats have no intention. as a result, they have no plan to reduce the deficit, to reduce government's control in our lives. this isn't going to go away. we're not going to solve this thing, unfortunately, because president obama has no intention of solving it. hasn't given us a plan. this is going to go on time and time and time again. >> all right. let's be clear what republicans are talking about when they say spending cuts. they want major cuts to the big three, medicare, medicaid and social security. if overall spending was the issue, there wouldn't be a problem. president obama already signed the 2011 budget control act, which included
we told you how republicans are out about the way the debt ceiling works. today we saw the next phase of their misinformation campaign. tea party ron johnson went on msnbc this morning and hammered the president when it comes to spending cuts. >> president obama and the democrats have no intention. as a result, they have no plan to reduce the deficit, to reduce government's control in our lives. this isn't going to go away. we're not going to solve this thing, unfortunately, because...
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remember we raised the debt ceiling in january. republicans in december were talking a game about more concessions, budget cuts. ultimately the january debt ceiling increase was essentially a clean increase. the only thing republicans got was that senate democrats had to pass a totally symbolic budget, which is really not much of a concession at all. i think house republicans are able to see reason on this stuff as they did in january. the question is how much government shutdown it will take. >> shng has changed since then. >> what's that? >> ted cruz. >> 2016 that changed it. >> you can see this again with the anonymous house staffer. they understand how ted cruz has changed the national dynamic for primaries. >> and hurt the party in terms of the image of the party being rational and sane. the other thing ted cruz doesn't answer to those people you're talking about. i want to go back to luke. is josh cret there are republicans that see reason, like josh said, a week or two of shutdown, which, by the way, real people will be hurt
remember we raised the debt ceiling in january. republicans in december were talking a game about more concessions, budget cuts. ultimately the january debt ceiling increase was essentially a clean increase. the only thing republicans got was that senate democrats had to pass a totally symbolic budget, which is really not much of a concession at all. i think house republicans are able to see reason on this stuff as they did in january. the question is how much government shutdown it will take....
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it's about how headlining party may not be able to negotiate the debt ceiling. >>> and the press democrat has "health care rates spike," it's about health care companies seeking big premium increases for customers even though one of the biggest objectives of the health care law was to stem the loss to consumers. >>> and the mail tribune in medford, oregon, has this headline. "despite our best efforts, folks keep moving here." it's about how national migration statistics show oregon is the second highest place where people keep moving. only washington, d.c., is higher. >> the level of dysfunction in the house of representatives on the respect an sirepublican side same week we're supposed to provide victims of superstorm sandy, they're all suffering. a bipartisan bill passed in the senate of over 60 votes, republicans and democrats, to provide the $60 billion in relief debt. governor cuomo and governor christie, both republicans, said we need. the republicans in the house would not allow that bill to come to a vote. >> new debate over controversial gridlock in congress after republicans sta
it's about how headlining party may not be able to negotiate the debt ceiling. >>> and the press democrat has "health care rates spike," it's about health care companies seeking big premium increases for customers even though one of the biggest objectives of the health care law was to stem the loss to consumers. >>> and the mail tribune in medford, oregon, has this headline. "despite our best efforts, folks keep moving here." it's about how national...
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democrats say congress must raise the debt ceiling to pay the bills. republicans insist any debt hike should be accompanied by spending cuts. >> my idea is to have a comprehensive view. we talk about tax simplification and fairness as something we should be engaged in long before the fights came along. now we have a chance to do that with a heightened awareness bit public on why we need to do certain things. let's put on the table what it is we can in order to increase revenue. >> it underscores the appetite for more taxes on the other side. we resolved the tax issue a few days ago. everyone taxes are going up because that is how the law was written. a few days ago 35 percent of -- 95 percent of senate republicans voted for tax release for the american taxpayers and not a single republican senator voted to raise anyone's taxes. >> molly is covering this live from washington, dc. what is the latest? >> rather than private negotiations president obama is drawing public lines in the sand over fiscal fights ahead trying to win over american support with mo
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democrats really hate that. >> mark, i have so many questions for you tonight. having worked in the treasury and watched the way these calculations are made about when will we hit the debt ceiling exactly even if we use all of our tricks, what would you say to house republicans who are saying tonight do we really hit some dramatic point on thursday? >> right, well there is a lot of misunderstanding about that date. the important thing to know is the 17th is the day after which treasury can no longer guarantee that it can make all payments. and since we have had a shut down, maybe he will have a little more than that. this is kind of like the idea of driving with your car on empty, about to go into the desert and passing the last gas station intentional and say i will take my chances and maybe there will be another gas station on down the road in the desert. you just don't know how far you can make it. >> when you talked to members up there, what is your sense of how many are just plain disbelieving of everything that comes out of the treasury about this sort of
democrats really hate that. >> mark, i have so many questions for you tonight. having worked in the treasury and watched the way these calculations are made about when will we hit the debt ceiling exactly even if we use all of our tricks, what would you say to house republicans who are saying tonight do we really hit some dramatic point on thursday? >> right, well there is a lot of misunderstanding about that date. the important thing to know is the 17th is the day after which...
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raise the debt ceiling. if you don't raise the debt ceiling, what that means is you'd have a balanced budget. it doesn't mean you wouldn't pay your bills. rand paul says it is all just a big democratic lie, that there would be any bad economic consequences if we don't raise the debt ceiling. he says, essentially, don't believe the hype, it would be fine. why would it be fine? >> we just promise we'll always pay it. if i were in charge, i would say, absolutely, we will never default. >> do you remember when rand paul's dad was going to sneak up from behind and win the republican presidential nomination last year, because the paul campaign had figured out a way to trick all the state republican parties to accidentally having ron paul delegates that they didn't really want? i think this is the same kind of logic. in paulville, it will be fine if we don't raise the debt ceiling and the largest economy in the world goes into default for the first time in history, because rand paul will promise the world economic
raise the debt ceiling. if you don't raise the debt ceiling, what that means is you'd have a balanced budget. it doesn't mean you wouldn't pay your bills. rand paul says it is all just a big democratic lie, that there would be any bad economic consequences if we don't raise the debt ceiling. he says, essentially, don't believe the hype, it would be fine. why would it be fine? >> we just promise we'll always pay it. if i were in charge, i would say, absolutely, we will never default....
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democrat and 27 republicans. 18 republicans voted against the bill. then the bill moved to the house, the final vote was 285-144, 87 republicans voted for the bill, including john boehner and eric canter. 144 republicans voted against it. 198 democrats provided the necessary votes for passage. >> joining me now howard dean, sam stein, and we will soon i believe have luke russert. but we don't have him yet. sam stein, this came at a -- at the end of a day that now seems inevitable. there was no one, absolutely no one saw a way for republicans to win in this fight when they started it. >> yeah, i mean, what's remarkable is that after two weeks, two and a half weeks time we ended up right where we thought we would be. we wasted $24 billion in economic activity along the way and a lot of people had to suffer but we ended up where everyone assumed that we would end up. we will be lifting the debt limit for a little bit longer and will replay in the a little bit. but the house republicans could have seen this one coming and should have seen this one coming.
democrat and 27 republicans. 18 republicans voted against the bill. then the bill moved to the house, the final vote was 285-144, 87 republicans voted for the bill, including john boehner and eric canter. 144 republicans voted against it. 198 democrats provided the necessary votes for passage. >> joining me now howard dean, sam stein, and we will soon i believe have luke russert. but we don't have him yet. sam stein, this came at a -- at the end of a day that now seems inevitable. there...
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the debt ceiling crisis, government shutdown, all those things could not have happened if john boehner decided lets just pass it. republicans you don't like it, don't vote for it, bring it in with democratic votes. what's about to happen today could have been happening all along. the whole time. you covered capitol hill. that's what's so amazing, john boehner has refused to put on the floor what extreme parts didn't want precisely because these outside groups doesn't want it. now he's throwing the outside group under the bus saying i never wanted that. does that make sense? >> there's two things at play here. there's a lot of surprise from leadership aides i spoke to that a deal orchestrated by paul ryan, who no one is going to question his conservative credentials was thrown under the bus so quickly and publicly. that upset john boehner to the point which he said, you know what, if paul ryan we've passed both his budgets, a lot of cuts that problematic for us publicly but we thought it was the right thing to do, if you don't trust him, this is getting to be ridiculous. then you saw jo
the debt ceiling crisis, government shutdown, all those things could not have happened if john boehner decided lets just pass it. republicans you don't like it, don't vote for it, bring it in with democratic votes. what's about to happen today could have been happening all along. the whole time. you covered capitol hill. that's what's so amazing, john boehner has refused to put on the floor what extreme parts didn't want precisely because these outside groups doesn't want it. now he's throwing...
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they are over the debt ceiling debate and president's cabinet choices. there were two issues that sparked criticism from both sides of the aisle this week. joining me is congresswoman karen bass, a democrat from california. welcome back to the show. it's good to see you. >> thank you. thanks for having me on. >> i know you have seen this picture which is circulating. it's of the president's current cabinet which shows all of the men there with the exception of what's reported to be valerie jarrett's leg. okay. so as someone who's been on the frontline fighting for women's rights, what did you make of all the talk about the president's lack of diversity in his cabinet choices? >> well, i certainly think that the optics are not very positive. but i really do think it's important to look at the overall picture. so if you look at gender diversity within the president's staff and what his cabinet has been, i think it's actually been very strong. what i'm looking forward to is that the appointments coming up will reflect women and there'll be more diversity th
they are over the debt ceiling debate and president's cabinet choices. there were two issues that sparked criticism from both sides of the aisle this week. joining me is congresswoman karen bass, a democrat from california. welcome back to the show. it's good to see you. >> thank you. thanks for having me on. >> i know you have seen this picture which is circulating. it's of the president's current cabinet which shows all of the men there with the exception of what's reported to be...
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ceiling. does john boehner say okay, you've had your fun now we have to pass responsible legislation along with democrats and moderates. that is possible. that could happen today, by the way. but as long as the moderate republicans are accompanying the extremists, we're stuck. >> the only good news to report is that a ku klux clan rally planned for this saturday in gettysburg has had to be cancelled, because the park is closed. so some good news in the shutdown. joy reid and jared bernstein, thank you much. >>> how does one negotiate with a caucus that wants to watch everything burn? we'll ask a member of the congress straight ahead. stay with us. ♪ [ male announcer ] maybe you've already heard what they're saying about the nissan altima. ♪ and we have to admit, that it's all true. but don't just take their word for it, check it out for yourself. the award-winning nissan altima. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $179 per month lease on a 2013 nissan altima. ♪ humans. we are beau
ceiling. does john boehner say okay, you've had your fun now we have to pass responsible legislation along with democrats and moderates. that is possible. that could happen today, by the way. but as long as the moderate republicans are accompanying the extremists, we're stuck. >> the only good news to report is that a ku klux clan rally planned for this saturday in gettysburg has had to be cancelled, because the park is closed. so some good news in the shutdown. joy reid and jared...
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the debt ceiling crisis does sort of put these o'two sides, the republicans and democrats and the white house and congress head to head. once again right now, the republicans have insisted that the only way they will raise that debt ceiling past the 16.4 trillion mark where it is right now is if they get dollar for-dollar spending cuts that match that raise. the president has said, his press secretary has said, they will not negotiate on this issue. on the fiscal cliff issue they were willing to negotiate. there were obviously conversations behind the scenes. we know the leaders of congress came here to the white house. on the debt ceiling issue it is dramatically different. and on top of that you also have two other issues where these two sides will be going head to head. again, the issue of sequester. and obviously, the continuing resolution, basically the way the government is paid for going forward. so we've got a busy couple months ahead of us. >> we do. hey, peter, we have to take note that we're going to see you in a little more dressed down, little more casual sigde of you at th
the debt ceiling crisis does sort of put these o'two sides, the republicans and democrats and the white house and congress head to head. once again right now, the republicans have insisted that the only way they will raise that debt ceiling past the 16.4 trillion mark where it is right now is if they get dollar for-dollar spending cuts that match that raise. the president has said, his press secretary has said, they will not negotiate on this issue. on the fiscal cliff issue they were willing...
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organized 187 democrats to send a letter to the president supporting a clean debt ceiling extension. thank you very much for being with us tonight. >> thank you. >> from your close up perception, does it appear to you that things are as chaotic and unpredictable in the house as it seems from here? >> you're a master of understatement. bottom line, this is about health care and there's white hot anger that americans may have access to affordable health care if obama care goes into effect as it will very, very soon. what they've got to do is get real. they've got to sober up. they lost the fight on obama care in the house. they lost it in the supreme court. and then they lost it in the presidential election. so, what are they going to do? they're saying they're willing to blow up the country, debt default and government shutdown in order to save americans from having access to health care. that's literally what's going on and they're coming up with a sort of crack pot plan after another. the speaker's got to deal with, but it's all about using as leverage, the shutdown and default to d
organized 187 democrats to send a letter to the president supporting a clean debt ceiling extension. thank you very much for being with us tonight. >> thank you. >> from your close up perception, does it appear to you that things are as chaotic and unpredictable in the house as it seems from here? >> you're a master of understatement. bottom line, this is about health care and there's white hot anger that americans may have access to affordable health care if obama care goes...
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the movement they've had on the debt ceiling, democrats would call it gimmicky on some level. but we want to choose our fight difficultly. they want to push the president to deal with the spending problem this government has. you know what? all the polling reflects the fact that they're right. americans want a better economy. they want compromise. they want to cut government spending. so republicans are on the right track there. the question is how do they find a way to pressure the president in a way that's different tanhan what they've done. >> eugene? >> i think the question is whether the republican establishment, such as it is can bring along the rest of the republican party, the tea party wing of the party, to this -- it's not an accommodationist stance because they don't believe a lot of the same things the president does but it's a recognition that number one, president obama and the democrats won the election. number two, that just rejecting everything wasn't working too well for them. it's not getting them anywhere. >> again, i want to go over it. you look at the num
the movement they've had on the debt ceiling, democrats would call it gimmicky on some level. but we want to choose our fight difficultly. they want to push the president to deal with the spending problem this government has. you know what? all the polling reflects the fact that they're right. americans want a better economy. they want compromise. they want to cut government spending. so republicans are on the right track there. the question is how do they find a way to pressure the president...
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ceiling bill this week. but republicans increasingly believe that the $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts in the sequester are going to happen come march 1st. >> we think these sequesters will happen, because the democrats have opposed our efforts to replace those cuts with others and they've offered no alternatives. >> house speaker john boehner recently told "the wall street journal" that the sequester, quote, is as much leverage as we're going to get. but does the gop actually stand to lose more than it gains? i'm joined by "washington post" columnist, and msnbc policy analyst, ezra klein, who has written about this. good morning, ezra. >> good morning. >> in one of your columns, you wrote that republicans are wrong to think that the sequester gives them leverage. what's your reasoning? >> it's just become a somewhat bizarre conversation. look, you have to go back. the sequester, it's a very weird, kind of boring word. it comes out of the debt ceiling deal in 2011 and it was the backup to the superco
ceiling bill this week. but republicans increasingly believe that the $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts in the sequester are going to happen come march 1st. >> we think these sequesters will happen, because the democrats have opposed our efforts to replace those cuts with others and they've offered no alternatives. >> house speaker john boehner recently told "the wall street journal" that the sequester, quote, is as much leverage as we're going to get. but does the...
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we are borrowing money -- >> the debt ceiling is not about money -- >> we are borrowing money. oh, okay. so -- the deficit -- come on, ron. the deficit has been shrinking >> the deficit has been shrinking because of the sequester. >> granted, but all that we did here was to return to sequester levels, right? this was ultimately not a fight about the budget. this was a fight, ultimately, about obama care. it was put on the table by ted cruz. i mean, does it take two parties to shut down? sure. >> yes, it does. >> but the reality is, the notion of a shutdown as a strategic move simply was a move of the radical right within the republican party. so much so that your own speaker was trying to coral that -- i mean, the tea party is a liability in national elections for you guys, they just are. >> no, it's not. when you brand the tea party as being a liability for national elections, i say absolutely. the tea party stands for limited government, reduce the size and scope to have the federal government, get rid of obama care because that's an entitlement this country cannot afford. >>
we are borrowing money -- >> the debt ceiling is not about money -- >> we are borrowing money. oh, okay. so -- the deficit -- come on, ron. the deficit has been shrinking >> the deficit has been shrinking because of the sequester. >> granted, but all that we did here was to return to sequester levels, right? this was ultimately not a fight about the budget. this was a fight, ultimately, about obama care. it was put on the table by ted cruz. i mean, does it take two...
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debt ceiling. and crazy republicans. we are now shifting to obama care and the website that may do, a whole program. if we talk about that for two months. you know, the issue may be that obama as the stand in for all democrats, for democratic programs is not competent. they can't do what they want to do. republicans, were looking for years, for, you know, for ways to attack obama care. death panels, premiums going through the roof. socialized medicine. all these things that were not true. and finally, into their laps falls this thing, that, the website, isn't working. so that's -- could affect overall perceptions. but then something could happen again in the next. >> you are right. >> which will come in january and february. >> i think they will have the website fixed a year from now. the point is, talking about something else. something else. through cycles. the shut down will be well past us. will people think front and center about our crazy republican problem or president obama and the economy and the latter seems mo
debt ceiling. and crazy republicans. we are now shifting to obama care and the website that may do, a whole program. if we talk about that for two months. you know, the issue may be that obama as the stand in for all democrats, for democratic programs is not competent. they can't do what they want to do. republicans, were looking for years, for, you know, for ways to attack obama care. death panels, premiums going through the roof. socialized medicine. all these things that were not true. and...